Reverse osmosis for water purification and reuse in the biotechnological industry: Process design, operation and economic guidelines

Seyed Soheil Mansouri, Isuru S.B.A. Udugama, Aleksandar Mitic, Alexander Rubin, Linnea Rudolfsson, Krist V. Gernaey

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Abstract

In this work, a generic hierarchical computer-aided framework for techno-economic assessment of resource recovery plants for biotechnological process streams is proposed. The framework consists of five main steps that can evaluate, develop and implement a resource recovery project from concept to implementation through the systematic analysis of economic potential, technology availability and readiness as well as comprehensive net present value analysis. The application of the framework is demonstrated through a case study from the biotechnological industry where the objective was to reduce the hydraulic load on a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), thereby investigating opportunities for process water reuse. In this case, a recovery unitis studied, where purification and concentration generates large volumes of wastewater. Reverse osmosis (RO) could ensure that the desired drinking water quality could be achieved and would enable re-use of the water in the production site for different economic purposes.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 27)
EditorsAntonio Espuña, Moisès Graells, Luis Puigjaner
Volume40
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2017
Edition1
Pages391-396
ISBN (Print)9780444639653
ISBN (Electronic)9780444639707
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 1 Oct 20175 Oct 2017
Conference number: 27
https://www.elsevier.com/books/27th-european-symposium-on-computer-aided-process-engineering/espuna/978-0-444-63965-3

Conference

Conference27th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Number27
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period01/10/201705/10/2017
Internet address

Keywords

  • Reverse osmosis
  • Separation processes
  • Process design
  • Economics

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